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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to dentistry and dental hygiene 2
examinations; amending ss. 466.006 and 466.007, F.S.; 3
authorizing the use of a specified nonpatient dental 4
device during a licensure examination of a dentist or 5
dental hygienist in lieu of a live patient; amending 6
s. 466.0065, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes 7
made by the act; repealing s. 466.0075, F.S., relating 8
to required medical malpractice insurance for 9
applicants for examination; providing an effective 10
date. 11
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section 15
466.006, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 16
466.006 Examination of d entists.— 17
(5)(a) The practical examination required under subsection 18
(4) shall be the American Dental Licensing Examination developed 19
by the American Board of Dental Examiners, Inc., or its 20
successor entity, if any, provided the board finds that the 21
successor entity's clinical examination complies with the 22
provisions of this section, and shall include, at a minimum: 23
1. A comprehensive diagnostic skills examination covering 24
the full scope of dentistry and an examination on applied 25
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clinical diagnosis and treatment planning in dentistry for 26
dental candidates.; 27
2. Two restorations using the CompeDont DTX manufactured 28
tooth approved by the Commission on Dental Competency 29
Assessments on a live patient or patients . The board by rule 30
shall determine the class of such restorations .; 31
3. A demonstration of periodontal skills using the 32
CompeDont DTX manufactured tooth approved by the Commission on 33
Dental Competency Assessments. on a live patient; 34
4. A demonstration of prosthetics and restorative skills 35
in complete and partial dentures and crowns and bridges and the 36
utilization of practical methods of evaluation, specifically 37
including the evaluation by the candidate of completed 38
laboratory products such as, but not limited to, crowns and 39
inlays filled to prepare d model teeth.; 40
5. A demonstration of restorative skills on a manikin 41
mannequin which requires the candidate to complete procedures 42
performed in preparation for a cast restoration .; 43
6. A demonstration of endodontic skills .; and 44
7. A diagnostic skills examination demonstrating ability 45
to diagnose conditions within the human oral cavity and its 46
adjacent tissues and structures from photographs, slides, 47
radiographs, or models pursuant to rules of the board. If an 48
applicant fails to pass the diagnostic ski lls examination in 49
three attempts, the applicant shall not be eligible for 50
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reexamination unless she or he completes additional educational 51
requirements established by the board. 52
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The department shall require a mandatory standardization 54
exercise for all exa miners prior to each practical or clinical 55
examination and shall retain for employment only those dentists 56
who have substantially adhered to the standard of grading 57
established at such exercise. 58
Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 466.0065, Florida 59
Statutes, is amended to read: 60
466.0065 Regional licensure examinations. — 61
(2) Each school of dentistry in this state which is 62
accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American 63
Dental Association or its successor agency may, upon written 64
approval by the Board of Dentistry, offer regional licensure 65
examinations only to dental students in the final year of a 66
program at an approved dental school, if the board has approved 67
the hosting school's written plan to comply with the following 68
conditions: 69
(a) A member of the regional examination body's board of 70
directors or equivalent thereof must be a member of the American 71
Association of Dental Examiners. 72
(b) The student must have successfully passed parts I and 73
II of the National Board of Dental Exam iners examination within 74
2 years before taking the regional examination. 75
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(c) The student must possess medical malpractice insurance 76
in amounts not less than the amounts required to take the 77
Florida licensure examinations. 78
(d) At least one of the examin ation monitors must be a 79
dentist licensed in this state who has completed all necessary 80
standardization exercises required by the regional examination 81
body. Recruitment of examination monitors is the responsibility 82
of the regional examination body. 83
(e) Adequate arrangements, as defined by the regional 84
examination body and as otherwise required by law, must be made, 85
when necessary, for patients who require followup care as a 86
result of procedures performed during the clinical portion of 87
the regional examina tion. The regional examination body must 88
inform patients in writing of their right to followup care in 89
advance of any procedures performed by a student. 90
(f) The board chair or the chair's designee must be 91
allowed to observe testing while it is in progres s. 92
(g) Each student, upon being deemed eligible by the dental 93
school to apply to the regional examination body to take the 94
regional examination, must receive written disclosure in at 95
least 12-point boldface type that states: "This examination does 96
not meet the licensure requirements of chapter 466, Florida 97
Statutes, for licensure in the State of Florida. Persons wishing 98
to practice dentistry in Florida must pass the Florida licensure 99
examinations." 100
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(h) The student must be enrolled as a dental student in 101
the student's final year of a program at an approved dental 102
school that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of 103
the American Dental Association or its successor agency. 104
(i) The student must have completed all coursework deemed 105
necessary by the dental school to prepare the student to perform 106
all clinical and diagnostic procedures required to pass the 107
regional examination. 108
(j) The student's academic record must not include any 109
evidence suggesting that the student poses an unreasonable risk 110
to any live patients who are required for the clinical portion 111
of the regional examination. In order to protect the health and 112
safety of the public, the dental school may request additional 113
information and documents pertaining to the candidate's mental 114
and physical health in order to fully assess the candidate's 115
fitness to engage in exercises involving a live patient. 116
Section 3. Subsection (4) of section 466.007, Florida 117
Statutes, is amended to read: 118
466.007 Examination of dental hygienists. — 119
(4) Effective July 1, 2012, to be licensed as a dental 120
hygienist in this state, an applicant must successfully complete 121
the following: 122
(a) A written examination on the laws and rules of this 123
state regulating the practice of dental hygiene. 124
(b) A practical or c linical examination approved by the 125
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board. The examination shall be the Dental Hygiene Examination 126
produced by the American Board of Dental Examiners, Inc., (ADEX) 127
or its successor entity, if any, if the board finds that the 128
successor entity's clinical exa mination meets or exceeds the 129
provisions of this section. The board shall approve the ADEX 130
Dental Hygiene Examination if the board has attained and 131
continues to maintain representation on the ADEX House of 132
Representatives, the ADEX Dental Hygiene Examinati on Development 133
Committee, and such other ADEX Dental Hygiene committees as the 134
board deems appropriate through rulemaking to ensure that the 135
standards established in this section are maintained 136
organizationally. The ADEX Dental Hygiene Examination or the 137
examination produced by its successor entity is a comprehensive 138
examination in which an applicant must demonstrate skills within 139
the dental hygiene scope of practice using the CompeDont DTX 140
manufactured tooth approved by the Commission on Dental 141
Competency Assessments on a live patient and any other 142
components that the board deems necessary for the applicant to 143
successfully demonstrate competency for the purpose of 144
licensure. 145
Section 4. Section 466.0075, Florida Statutes, is 146
repealed. 147
Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 148